The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-01
THE
HAMILTON : GAMBRELL
TRIAL.
NINTH DAY.

Special to The Times Democrat
JACKSON, May 25.-The ninth day of the
examination of Minis Eubanks and others
opened with only fair crowd in the court
room. II was a cloudy morning and the in
dications pointed to rain.
Judge Peyton took his seat promptly at
o'clock, and J. w. Albrecht, one of the
accused who was on the stand when court
adjourned Yesterday. testitying in his own
behalf, took his seat in the witness box.
Judge Brame, for the State, continued
his cross-examination. Handing the wit
ness his testimony taken before the coroner
he asked him to read it. Witness did so,
and made some corrections. The statement
that three shots were fired from the foot
bridge was amended so as to read two
shots changed Figures jumped into the
door to jumped toward the door; changed
while running, looked toward the bridge,
to looked toward the shooting" changed
walked with Col. Hamilton to the east end
Of the bridge" to walked with him as far
as the postoffice; changed "Col. Hamilton
here iu answer to n question by Fitzgerald
as TO who was shot, replied: Il, for one;
changed could have seen a wagon had one
been there to IL could not have seen a
wagon had one been there, AS | was look
ing at the shootingi" changed Il came up
the street this morning and saw dozen
hacks, and suppose l could have seen that
ont" to 81 saw a dozen wagons and / could
not recognize one :" said the cry was after
the third shot; saw man coming from
the bridge some twenty or twenty-five
feet heard him say Minis or Jims; recog-
niled Col. Hamiltons voice; dark object
went up TO him and then went away; went
for his mail; Figures did not go; struck
out all about "some party spoke to some
body else and then went away could not
tell what they were saying" Witness de-
MED having said this.
Changed was ''twenty-fi or thirty steps
from the bridge" to from twenty-five to
thirty feet.
Said he ran diagonally across the street
from Mrs. Heaphy's store, thought dag
onally' meant straight; corrected the sem
tence so as to read straight. With these
corrections he said that his statement made
before the coroner's jury was correct.
Judge Calhoon and Col. Nugent had
charge Of witness's case. Did not know oil
any other lawyers. Suppose Judge Cal
hoon got the balance of the lawyers.
In reply to Judge Brame's questions
witness said he stood by the foundry. DID
not get behind anything. Gould not estl-
mate how long he was standing there.
Could not tell whether he was there half
hour or not. Could not tell anything about
time. Saw a crowd assemble on the bridge;
Saw man come along. Witness crossed
over to the north side Recognized Mr..
Carraway in front Of him. Carraway was
walking that is, he meant running. Ev-
erybody was running. All the shooting
was over when witness got there. he-
mained on the south side until Carraway
passed.
Immediately after the shooting saw
AMAS WALK AWAY
from the body this man walked east
When witness saw this he was at McDon-
nell's foundry. About this time saw a
man come running down the bridge from
the east. First saw him at the middle OF
the bridge This man went about ten or
fifteen steps west of the big bridge. Col.
Hamilton cried out to him. Gould not DE,
scribe the man. Heard Col. Hamilton call
this man Minis or Jims. The man stopped
went back to Col. Hamilton and then weh'
east. Did not know Eubanks at that tlHe
did not see or hear the beating; kept look
ing at the place where the shooting was
going on. CoulI not tell whether he looked
IN another direction or not lust after the
shooting; knew that he looked at the man
running
Here witness turned to Judge Brame aud
said: Judge, am Dutchman, ana am
not as smart as you, and cannot answer
your questions as you want me to.
Could not say that he saw man Shoot
uFf SVulu not say LHAl nc Sah@ ~ a1Sn
down. When he first saw the shooting the
men were shooting like two people
shooting at each other; could no'
say whether they were shooting. up
or down could net locate the carriage
remembered having seen il some place OF
somewhere, but could not say where oi
when told the coroner's jury that ne ulu
not see the carriage told the coroner Ju
ry the truth he was telling the truth nt
Z hsaf ruth
lection Of having seen the carriage IN ths
street. or on the bridge or somewhere
saw the hack at the Lawrence house ~
about ySD o'clock did not see MT. Cad
wallader at the Lawrence Household not re
member having seen GambreH until TN
shooting began saw him first when tn
shooting began don't remember havint
house and the bridge; did not see MIN al
We train Gambrells name was not men
TONED that night; did not hear him spokei
OF as that fellow heard that damprel
mad called at the Lawrence House ana no
uhed Lawrence not to sell Jim Armstrong
any beer; heard this about o clock In IN
DAY; went to the train that night becaus'
ne heard that an accident had happened =
Mr.. Wolfe; went over to the depot ans
heard what Wolfe was hurt; before trair
time he was talking to Hamilton about
pasture; was leaning on the ice cnesh
was Hamilton, Figures was PRIMER =
not In any business; he tended par 10
witness off and on; since witness smut III
witness
NEVER SAW FIGURES WORK
Did not know what gambler was; did nc
know what tin-horn gambler Was neve
classed q gambler did not know what
gambler was Figures quit tending par 2 9
March 81 had no business relations W.T.
Col Hamilton since he quit the saioo
business went out to see the pasture Q
the day Of the killing got the pastuI
from Hamilton when ne came Dack tns
evening and closed with him that evenin
AZ Lawrence House some weeks before u
killing Col. Hamilton spoke TO wltnes
about going into the butcher business; foi
him that he had partner; Figures wante
70 90 into business with witness tn
butcher business had nothing to 90 VII
the penitentiary was not friendly or u
friendly with young Gambrell closes p
house on March or tried to 90 on q
Law and Order League notified him tn
they would p-osecute him If he kept open
went to the meeting Of the Law and Ora
League; saw Judge Brame, Col: nqgen
the two Gambrells, r. @. Ryan, MT Jayn
Ford Chiles and others did not rememp'
that young Gambrell said anything 70 ~ =,
ness; heard him prompt biz father
result Of the meeting WAS that the Law ~
Order League notified him 70 keep close<
knew that the Law and Order League A
much "a do with o1orina hfn house did y